Science and Empire: Knowledge and Networks of Science Across the British Empire, 1800-1970

by Brett Bennett

Book Overview

Tables & Figures Preface Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations PART I: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND OVERVIEW Science and Empire: An Overview of the Historical Scholarship; J.M.Hodge The Consolidation and Reconfiguration of 'British' Networks of Science, 1800-1970; B.M.Bennett PART II: KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES Science and the British Empire from its Beginning to 1850; J.Gascoigne A Networked Approach to the Origins of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349321907
• ISBN13: 9781349321902
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"